The Republican journal., 1887-09-29

Miss Fioy Crowell, supported by an excellent
company, gave four performances at the Belfast
Opera Hou+c last week to large houses.
Instead of iron lathing at the postolice wire
netting is Used. The contract calls for fire proof
ahing and it is said the netting holds the mortar
well.
The family of Mr.. Alfred Patterson consisting
of himself, wife, three daughters and four sons
were photographed in group last week. Their
united weight is l,479 pounds.
Mr William Barton, in Halls granite yard, in
this city, was injured last week while loading stone
on to car His leg was caught between two
stones and quite severely jammcd
Among the reports of large honey crops this
season, two come to us from residents of Clinton
which place that town as one of the largest honey
producing towns in the State John REYNOLDS re
ports 1900 pounds of comb honey; and {. IL. Grcely
a total of $500 pounds, of which 1900 pounds are
extracted, and 2Ooo lbs. comb. Mr.. Greeley com
menced the season last spring with sixty colonies
ard now has eighty -four. Home Farm.
Mr.. Isaac Davenport, of Virginia, came to Bel
fast last week after ali absence of fiftyseven
years. When boy he clcrkcd for Mr.. James
Norris on Phoenix Row. MI. Sherburne Slecuer
was the only person in town that Mr.. Davenport
remembered. Fifty yseven years had made nearly
At recent competitive drill of the Metropolitan
Light lnfantry, of Jacksonville, Fla, the plume
prize was awarded to sergeant William j IIav-
ner, as the most proficient and best drilled soldier.
Sergeant Hayner is Searsport boy, the son Of DO
serh liavner. The captain of the company was
presented with a gold-hcadcd walking cane, and
the presentation speech made by Hon. iona
than c. Greeley, formerly of Palermo
In its report of the 4th Maine reunion at Rock
land the Courier Gazette says: "a very pleasing
incident of the evening the comforting of the
first honorary membership in the association upon
John H. Gordon, of Brooks and his investture
with the Red Diamond. The compliment was 4
merited one, for to the untiring eNertions and
liberal hospitality of Mr.. Gordon have the ith
Maine boys been indebted to great extent for the
good time had at two separate reunions in the
town of Brooks
Ata meeting held saturday evening No engine
| company unanimously voted to attend fireman. $
muster at Bath Oct. 4th The Belfast fircmen are
after another trumpet. The company has chart
cred steamer May Field and will leave Belfast at 3C
O'Clock Tuesday morning arriving at Rock land at
1. y special train will take the company to bath
arriving at 1870, returning home same day. They
Will leave Bath at their convenience they have
special. Tickets for the round trip to those out
side the company -. 1t is hoped large number
will accompany the boys rs the trip will be an en-
| ioyable one.
AN INGENIOUS CONTEIvlNCE. Mr.. III. L. Wood
cock has an electrical thermometer to I've used in
connection with his cranberry marsh In Searsmont
| One difficulty attending cranberry culture in thi.
state is that an early frost sometimes Injuries tn,
berry before ii is ripened. Experience has showr
Mr.. Woottcock that when the mercury falls to forty
| degrees at his house, there will be frost on tn.
marsh. His thermometer at the house is connect
ed with galyanic battery with wire running tc
bell. The thermometer is so arranged that wher
the indicator reaches the forty degree mark or any
mark at which it is fixed the bell will ring The1
the gate will be hoisted and the marsh flooded will
water In this way the berry is protected and cal
| ripep late in the fall.
| WATER WORKS NOTES. The water compan,
Will not lay pipe to houses, for water supply, un
til next spring. They want the pipes thoroughly
tested and cleaned before the water is used for do
mcstic purposes. Saturday between 1000 and l10
| feet OF pipe was laid. 1t was the best DAYS wor.
thus far THE pipe layers meet with more ledg,
than they expected The Italians do not agree a
their lodging house at the battery and they hav
| separated. one gang now lodges up town.. :,
blast in the ledge near the residence of Col. Hiram
| Chase on Church street, opened il spring, iron
which there is Il large and steady flow of water
This has to be baed out of the trench and adds t.
| the difficulty cf the work.
| THE itEIIC LIBRARY. Mr.. Joseph Willia1a l,;G
one of the trustees of the Belfast Public Lbrar,
says the building will be completed in November
The first nstaIhmcnt of books, l,;l0G worth, will
| be bought iii December, and the library opened +
the public the first day Of january, 1855 The re
malnccr Of the Wilson legacy has been invested il
| government bonds from which there will be Al
annual income of from Sl2o0to 1900. No provision
| has been made for the salary of the librarian
heating and other necessary expenses. If thes
are taken from the annual income it will material
| ly reduce the amount available for replenishin.
the library The city ought to appropriate this cN
pcnse account We suggest that the city govern
mcnt levy Il tax on dogs and give the proceeds t
the library.
TIE REUNION Al UNION. The Courier ,.alett
says
"Wednesday morning, SEPT. 2lst, opened rathc
| unfavor;thly for the reunion of Go. h., 24th Me
Regiment, al tnion but twitlstan'iing, 100 Il,
| srnlhltd on tte grounds near Mr.. Mossman S hous
and 4 very pleasant time was enjoved After dir
ner the meeting was called to order bv the pres
dent, G. \. Dunton, and they proceeded to tn
choice of officers. G. w. kalloch of Warren wa
chosen president; Mr.. StutIey of Warren, secretar
AMI treasurer Mr.. Studley then read three letter
from absent comrades, one from Capt Beam VIII
regretted very much that he could not be presen,
being confined to his bed by sickness. The othc
was from q. II. Seidcrs, esq, of Portland, VIII
was anticipating being present but could not o
account of work at court. 1t quite dsa}
pointment to the Grand Army boys that he wa
thtJn 1nttn .,tl
Nj. Alden, tarmington who wished to be kindi
remembered by the boys. The roll then calle
by the secretary a answering. Twenty thirt
were absent. Some thirty died in the service.
STEAMER NOTES. Tyler r. Wasgatt, manage
of the Bangor and Rockland line, has complete
arrangements for a small, swift steamer to run i
place of the Mary Morgan, after the withdraw:
of that steamer, through the winter months, kecl
ing up the daily connection between the river an
bay towns till the opening of the river In til
spring. The fine steamer Bluehill of the Rocl
land and Ellsworth line, arrived at Rockland frol
Hoston Wednesday night the DIST and made he
first trip Thursday. Alarge number of invitation
were issued. This is the excursion week o
the Boston steamers and their passenger lists III
large. Between 90 and 100 went on board the Per
obscot at Belfast Monday The managers of til
Bangor and New York line talk of buying OF bull,
ing another steamer one of about 700 tons with
draft of 10 feet is about the size wanted. The con
pany think they will have business enough Tor tw
steamers next year.
The Providence Sunday journal has the follow
ing, which will interest the readers who are a.
quainted with Mr.. Reynolds. Mr.. X. is we'll know
i'll Belfast, and is the Journals Rhode Island 60
respondent. lie has passion for yiolins and la
written sohe able articles On the instrument an
its makers:
\ remarkably fine violin was imported tw
weeks ago by NJ. NJ Reynolds, of Dayisviile.
was made by Paul Bailly, the leading luther
Paris, and Is an exact copy of Paganini's hiStor
Joseph Guarnerius. Through the kindness of G;
milo Slvori, who alone has played this intrumel
in public since Paganini's DEATH Monsieur Bail
features. At the zenith of his skill he now repr,
uuccs the masterpiece of Cremona with perfect
deity. y certificate was forwarded with th
specimen of his art, which describes the violin IL
cuiatcly and states that cit has been played by til
celebrated violinists, sivori, Garcin ana BERTHE
Her During the past week several profe
musicians of this city have tested it carefully, VIII
unite i'll praising the quail ity ard vgor of tone
possesses.
No Two's VICTORY. Last Thursday thrt,
four of No. Two's Engine Company took the
machine and went to the muster at Brunswick
When the boys arri ;ed the procession had forme
but it waited until the company got into line II
procession marched through the principal stree
to the town hall where banquet was served 4
the trial in the afternoon eleven engines compete
for prizes, No. drawing the ninth position II
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